Andrew G Glass

US Patent:

7436300, Oct 14, 2008

Filed:

Nov 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/987980

Inventors:

Andrew C Glass - Woodinville WA, US
Bernard J Thompson - Bellevue WA, US
Bradley L Fosdick - Kirkland WA, US
Chih Jen Wen - Redmond WA, US
Christopher M Dreher - Seattle WA, US
Doron J Holan - Seattle WA, US
Firdosh K Bhesania - Kirkland WA, US
Gary M Rensberger - Redmond WA, US
Peter E. H. Hauser - Kirkland WA, US
Randall E Aull - Kenmore WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08B 13/14
H04B 5/00
H04M 3/00

US Classification:

3405681, 455 411, 455418, 4554121, 370310, 370313

Abstract:

Disclosed are a unique system and method that facilitate establishing and maintaining a secure connection between at least one wireless input component and a host (e. g. , PC). The system and method involve the wireless input component broadcasting a message that can be “heard” by any potential host located within a given distance from the wireless input component. The message can indicate that the input component is available for use or pairing with a PC. PCs in the area can respond to the message by notifying the user that a wireless input component is available and by generating a random PIN. The PIN can be displayed to the user on the respective PC. The user can be prompted to enter the PIN using the wireless device. When a match between the user's response and the corresponding PC is determined, the two can be securely linked. In addition the invention provides support of wireless input devices at boot or start up.

US Patent:

7684754, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Jun 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/453066

Inventors:

Andrew C. Glass - Woodinville WA, US
Christopher M. Dreher - Bothell WA, US
Ellick H. Sung - Seattle WA, US
Randall E. Aull - Kenmore WA, US
Doron J. Holan - Seattle WA, US
Craig S. Ranta - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455 412, 455 40, 455 411, 340 552, 340 553, 340 58, 382115, 382123, 382124

Abstract:

The present invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate wireless device communications and configuration. A detection component identifies N devices that are coupled together via a biological medium, N being an integer, wherein the medium includes direct or indirect touching to a device or devices. After biological contact, a configuration component initiates a configuration between a subset of the devices. Although configurations and/or other communications can be conducted through a medium such as the human body, the present invention can employ an initial touch to identify respective devices whereby other electronic configuration sequences commence without further device contact. Other aspects include chain touching between users and/or devices to facilitate contact between the devices. Location detection components can also be provided to identify when users are present near a device, the detected presence to commence further automated procedures, and/or the location detection components can enable devices to identify other devices in a crowded wireless environment.

US Patent:

7716585, May 11, 2010

Filed:

Aug 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/650622

Inventors:

Andrew C. Glass - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/177
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715734, 715736, 715738, 715739

Abstract:

A device discovery and presentation system. The architecture facilitates automatically sensing devices, ports, or other wirelessly identifiable entities by detecting such entities, and displaying a 2-D or 3-D representation of the relative location of such entities to a user via a display. The architecture may be controlled to detect such entities in a confined envelope of space for a specified distance.

US Patent:

8036595, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Jun 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/423235

Inventors:

Andrew C. Glass - Woodinville WA, US
Christopher M. Dreher - Bothell WA, US
Ellick H. Sung - Seattle WA, US
Randall E. Aull - Kenmore WA, US
Doron J. Holan - Seattle WA, US
Craig S. Ranta - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 5/00

US Classification:

455 411, 455 40, 455 95, 455100, 340 564, 34082572, 340565, 713186

Abstract:

The present invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate wireless device communications and configuration. A detection component identifies N devices that are coupled together via a biological medium, N being an integer, wherein the medium includes direct or indirect touching to a device or devices. After biological contact, a configuration component initiates a configuration between a subset of the devices. Although configurations and/or other communications can be conducted through a medium such as the human body, the present invention can employ an initial touch to identify respective devices whereby other electronic configuration sequences commence without further device contact. Other aspects include chain touching between users and/or devices to facilitate contact between the devices. Location detection components can also be provided to identify when users are present near a device, the detected presence to commence further automated procedures, and/or the location detection components can enable devices to identify other devices in a crowded wireless environment.

US Patent:

8380130, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

Sep 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/229608

Inventors:

Andrew C. Glass - Woodinville WA, US
Christopher M. Dreher - Bothell WA, US
Ellick H. Sung - Seattle WA, US
Randall E. Aull - Kenmore WA, US
Doron J. Holan - Seattle WA, US
Craig S. Ranta - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455 412, 455 411, 455 95, 455100, 340 564, 340 72, 340825, 713186, 382115, 382123, 382124

Abstract:

Various embodiments relate to systems and methods that facilitate wireless device communications and configuration. A detection component identifies N devices that are coupled together via a biological medium, N being an integer, wherein the medium includes direct or indirect touching to a device or devices. After biological contact, a configuration component initiates a configuration between a subset of the devices.

US Patent:

20130325435, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

May 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/485917

Inventors:

Rylan Michael Hawkins - Seattle WA, US
Eric Scott Albright - Sammamish WA, US
Nicholas A. Beal - Bothell WA, US
Peter Geoffrey Constable - Redmond WA, US
Wade H. Curtiss - Kirkland WA, US
Erik Fortune - Redmond WA, US
Andrew Stuart Glass - Seattle WA, US
Samuel Aaron Beard - Snohomish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/20

US Classification:

704 8

Abstract:

A device may be configured to enable a user to select a language, and may fulfill resource requests from applications by selecting, from among resources respectively associated with a language, a resource associated with the selected language of the user. However, this resource selection process may be inadequate if the user selects multiple languages; if a resource associated with the selected language of the user is unavailable, but resources associated with related languages are available; or if the user and/or the application specifies an ordering for the selection among the languages. Presented herein are techniques for performing the resource selection by, for respective languages selected by the user, calculating a weight representing a suitability of the language for the resource request; generating a selection order of the selected languages according to the weights; and selecting a resource based on the position of the associated language in the selection order.

US Patent:

20130326347, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

May 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/485829

Inventors:

Eric Scott Albright - Sammamish WA, US
Nicholas A. Beal - Bothell WA, US
Peter Geoffrey Constable - Redmond WA, US
Wade H. Curtiss - Kirkland WA, US
Erik Fortune - Redmond WA, US
Andrew Stuart Glass - Seattle WA, US
Samuel Aaron Beard - Snohomish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715265

Abstract:

Language selection and application within a computing environment are often distributed over and differently applied by the operating system and various applications, leading to additional administration, inconsistencies in the user experience based on different language feature implementations among different applications; and increased cost and redundancy in developing language features for different applications. Presented herein are techniques for configuring a device with an application language library that centralizes the selection of languages by the user, and that provides a wide variety of language features (e.g., text translation, user interface adaptation, and data formats) to the applications and operating system. The application language library may also enable a multilingual user to select multiple languages; may apply a selection logic to choose a suitable language for each invocation of the application language library; and may enable the user to configure the selection among the languages for various types and instances of invocations.

US Patent:

20130326605, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

May 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/485683

Inventors:

Adam James Betz - Kirkland WA, US
Wade H. Curtiss - Kirkland WA, US
Andrew Stuart Glass - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/32
G06F 15/16
G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 7

Abstract:

A device may provide a login process to authenticate users prior to admittance to a computing environment. The device may also enable users to adjust various the computing environment, e.g., the language selected for communicating with the user and the user interfaces to be presented to the user, and may store such adjustments in a secured user account. However, if the user account is inaccessible to the device during the login process, the device is unable to adapt the login process to apply the user's adjustments. Instead, the device may be configured to store users' adjustments (including language selection) outside of the user accounts, and to, upon identifying the user during the login process, present login interfaces specified in the user account. Additionally, users may select different login interfaces during login, and the device may retrieve these login interfaces for selection during future login processes for the same user.